Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-05
AN ACT

Concerning County snd froDA'e SOuf'
 Be it enacted by the Legislative As sembly of the Territory oi Arizona.
 Sec. l. The act entitled, An act to create snd establish a County Court ID the County of Apache, ID the Territory Of Arizona. defining the jurisdiction and prescribing the procedure thereof: to abolish the Probate Court, provide for the transfer of the jurisdiction to the County Court, and for other matters in cidentsl thereto, and connected there with, approved March l2th, 1885. and an act to create County Court, in the County of CochIse, Territory of Ari- zons, define it's jurisdiction, prescribe its procedure, to abolish the Probste Court of said County, provide for the transfer of its jurisdiction % the County Court. and for other matters incidental thereto and connected herewith, sp- proved March l2,h, 1885, and sn act 10 create and establish a County Court in the County of Mohsve, Territory Of Arizona, define its jurisdiction, pre- scribe its procedure, to abolish the Pro bate Court of ssid county, provide for the tranfer of Its jurisdiction tO the County Court and for other matters ID cideptAl thereto, and. connected there with, approved March 9, lsS5 and Gn act to create and establish 6 County Court ID the County of Pima, in the Territory of Arizona, define its !urls- diction and prescribe the procedure thereof, to abolish the Probate Court, provIde for the transfer of its Iurisdlc tion to the County Court and for other matters, incidental thereto and connect ed therevIth, approved March F., 1885. and all acts and parts If scts, ID conflict with this sot are hereby repealed,
 Sec. 2. There Is hereby established ID cash of the counties of this Territory Probate Court and 8 judge thereof.
 Sec. 5. The jurisdiction of the Probate Court and compensation, powers and duties of Probate Judges shall be sucn as existed before the pas age of the acts enumerated m Section of this act, which acts are herein re- peRled.
 Sec 4. Whenever a vacancy exists 10 the office of Probate Judge ID any coun- ty, or in any county where a Probate Judge shall not have been elected at the last general election the governor shall nominate. and by and with the advice and consent of the Council, appoint 8 suitable person to ill such office.
 Sec. ,. All cases except Probate pro ceedings now pending in County Courts shall be transferred to tbe District Courts for the County wherein such cases are pending. And all Probate pro- ceedings to the Probate Court of such county.
 Sec. 6. This act shall take effect snd be in force from and after it's passage.
 HISTORY OF THE BILL.
 (House bill No. 42
 An act concerning County aud Probate
 Courts. introduced by Mir. Adamson,
 Feb. Sd. 1887. Read 1st time, refer
 red to Judiciary Committee.
 Feb. 9th, 1887. Report of majority of committee that bill do pass. Mir. Bean made 6 minority report offering amend ment land recommending it do pass Read 2nd time, amendment adopted and bl, lad on table.
 Feb. 7th. Taken from the table. Rules suspended and vote by which amendment was adopted, reconsIdsred, and on motion again laid on the table.
 Feb. 9th, 1887. Taken from the table; motion to suspend the rules Tor the pur- pose of considering bill engrossed, lost. Passed to order of engrossmen..
 Feb. 1lth, 1887. Came up under 21d reading. History corrected and made special order for l0;30, Feb. 18th 1887.
 Feb. I2th, 1887. Came up under special order and considered ID com mIttee of the whole. which adopted sec tons l, 2, 8, 4. . and 6; order correction of history and recommend that bill so then psss. In House recommendation of committee of whole adopted, ordered en- grossed snd that it have a third read Ing.
 Feb. 14th. 1887. Reported corrected. enerossed. read Sd time, and placed on its final passage and passed by tbe fol- lowing vote: ayes l3, nays {.
 Feb, 18th, 1887. Transmitted to, and Council notified of the action of the House.
 Feb. 18th, 1887. Reed from the House: read lst time; rules suspended, reas 2i time by title sn6 referred to Judiciary Committee.
 Feb. 18th, 1887. Reported back with of the day for Monday.
 Feb. 2lst, 1887. Made special order for next Wednesday.
 Feb. 23d, Read Sd time, placed on fnal psssage and passed by the follow ing votsi ayss 3, naysa g.